The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
SERVICES AT PLYMOUTH.
CLRRGYMES OF ALMOST EVERY
DENOMINATION
Attend and Speak in Eulogy Of the
Late Mr.. Beeeher-Dr. Halli-
day Presides.
A LETTER FROM DR. RGLYNN
READ.
BECKER Referred to In Many Ser
nons-ResOlutiOns OF Respect
by Different Orders.

New York, March 13.-The evening
services In the Plymouth Church were
remarkable from the fact thSt clergy
men of almost every denomination
were pretent and spoke in eulogy OF
the late Mr. Beecher. The building
was crowded to excess, and the vesti-
bules were utterly impossible, and
daring the service many people faint.
ed and more than one remained where
they svooned or could not be carried
ont. The Rev. DR.. Halliday n n =
ed the services, and read the following
letter from DR.. McGlynn, the deposed
priest Of 81. Stephens Church, New
York.
Reversed and Dear MIR. Halliday:
regret very much that caunot be
present this evening at the meeting In
Plymouth Church to honor the men,
ory of the great pastor aud to condole
for the irIeparabls loss. must, there
forefore, content myself with saying
briefly in writing what l should b.
glad TO say more fully in spsech. II
is a eign of the dawning Of better
day for which the world has so long
yesTned that tuch meeting should
he possible, and that you and yours
should 30 earnestly desire the presence
of clergyman Of that church which
seems 60 rem tie, ard too many would
say, 80 antsgoniAtic to ours Foremost
in the work OF Fastening he coming OF
the better day wss the great man
whose death we mourn, and Tor whore
work we give thanks. None other 30
we'll ss he taught the men and land OF
his Nme to exalt the essential OF re-
ligion, pure aud undefled, in which
we all agree, and 10 minimiss the diff
fer9nees that seem to separate W.. To
him was given TO see with clearer
vision, to reveal the uoeQualed ge-
MUS, and with tireless energy TO
make common among men the mean
ing OF Him who taught OF old on
the mount and by the sea
shors the care OF all religion,
the bro herhood OF men. Icheerfully
confess that from Mr.. Beecher /
learned from the first days OF my min
istry q new tenderness and fullness Of
meaning in the "0nr Father" and l
am glad to be able here to state that
the theology OF the old church agrees
with his in this that the etsencs OF r.
ligiOn is in communion with God
through the love Of Him for His own
sake, and In loving all men with the
Eest wi h which we love ourselves,
and that while sacrifice and sacrament,
creed and ritual, prayer and sermon
and song may be and are powerful
helps and necessary manifestations OF
this religion, which Ia love, without II
they are but a mockery and bias
phemy. l thankfully counG him
among the ministers from whom l
have learned fuller meaning Of the
prayer, "rhy will he done on earth az
1t is In heaven" We must all agree
with Mr.. Bsecher that the condition
and duties and strlfsn Of our temporal
life are but oigns and sy mbols OF spirit.
ual thiDRs, and that In he yearniIg OF
this whole world for liberty, equal
ity and fraternity" under the reign
OF justice and love. II we pluck
out the religious heart the
burden 10 not worth TIE betr-
ing, nor the battle worth the fighting.
He and the other Grants OF their
time have cleared the fisld and illum-
mated the way for a lighter progress
and helped 10 give more perfect a.
surance OF victory in the strife tina, is
now beginning againsl wider slavery
than that against which he dealt his
sturdy blows--the enslaviDg oil masses
by the c!assss---and 10 cement union
not merely OF American States, but Of
the peoples Of the world. Stimulated
and encouraged by his success, let ms
take up the burden OF the psople's
wrongs where Ii tired shoulders have
have laid it down and fight new
battle, il need be, Till right shall
come and we see the burden fall from
our shOu dels, and weapons from our
hands shall have nearer vision than
was given 10 the reign OF the Prince
OF Peace. Ahecttonately aud pa'er.
nslly, EDWARD M'eLVNN,
The musical portion Of the services
was very elst crate and was rendered
under the supervision OF Gen HorRtiO
Q. king. The speakers were D. Gun
nisou, UnversAlist; Rabb Whittier,
the Rev. b. Hnstop, Baptist; Dr..
Ager, Methodist the Rev, j. r Funk,
Lutheran; DR. Lindsay Park, r, OF Bos-
ton; DR.. Refd, Unitsran; and the
Rev. q. @. Hall, r f,rmed Church.
All spoke in eulogv Of the late pastor
OF the Plymouth Church, and they a.
serted their belief that he was mao
whose brssdth Of mind entitled them
to claim him as brolheHi n religion OF
them all.